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NOVEMBER 2020 40p

NEWS FROM ST SWITHUN’S Hello everyone, In the October magazine we were very confident the Act of Remembrance at the war memorial would follow in some way the familiar pattern of wreath laying, names remembered, prayers and bugle music. Little did we think then that government legislation and advice would make the morning so different for us and the rest of the nation. Please see elsewhere in the magazine information from the Parish Council regarding this year’s Act of Remembrance and ways to remember the fallen. In these continuing uncertain times when restrictions prevent us all from gathering together as usual, we invite you to join in the spirit of remembrance by standing at your own front door or in your garden – socially distanced and mindful of the rule of six – to mark the two minute silence on Sunday 8th November. In the church calendar All Souls Day is also a time for remembering our loved ones, its a day that follows All Saints at the beginning of November. The church will be open on Sunday November 1st from 2pm. - 4pm. People will be welcome to come in and light a candle, sit in a quiet space and take time to remember. Out in the churchyard you may have noticed the hole in the wall is no more, as mentioned in the October magazine it has been repaired by Dave Walker a local stonemason and we send him our thanks for doing a good job. Very many thanks also to our Parish Council who donated £1000 towards the cost of repairing the wall. Work has also been continuing at the cemetery to cut back hedges, level up dips and fill in sunken areas on graves. There has been a small team of people involved but most of the sweat and blisters have been earned by Ann and Chris who have spent very many hours up there. We all appreciate their efforts to make the cemetery a comforting and restful place to visit. It was Chris and his brother who tidied up the trees in the churchyard. They cut back the bushy stems round the yews, low spreading branches on the red cypress and got rid of the short sprawling elder bush, lots of work and a good result, very many thanks to both. 2

In October St. Swithun’s held it’s AGM; church officers were voted in, reports read and people thanked for all they had done for the church family and the building. The treasurer presented his report which showed an operating deficit on day to day running costs, it was the third year of deficit and reserves are running down. We just mention this since people can have the impression the church is very wealthy. The big national organisation has wealth but local churches cannot draw on that. At St. Swithun’s we have to try and manage on what our membership, fund raising and donations provide. Just a reminder that the church is open every Wednesday from 1.30 till 3.30 and that is all for now.

Pat and Julia – Churchwardens.

ALL SOULS IN LOVING MEMORY St Swithun’s will be open on Sunday 1st November from 2pm – 4pm All welcome to come in, to light a candle, to sit in the peace of the church to remember

ALL SAINTS SELSLEY

The church will open for prayer and reflection every Sunday morning in November from 11 am to 12.30 pm

On Remembrance Sunday, 8th November, there will be a traditional small service at the village memorial from 10.50 am onwards when the usual wreaths will be laid and “The Men of Selsley” will be remembered. The church will be open for a while afterwards.

In the evening, at 6 pm, there will be a Holy Communion service in the church. First time for over 6 months!

FROM ST GEORGE’S CHURCH We are trying to stay hopeful. Every day the news brings another worry and the light at the end of the tunnel is hard to see. But: We continue to open St George’s for quiet time and prayer twice a week now on Tuesdays and Saturdays 10am – 12.00 noon. Our APCM meeting took place via Zoom on October 18 (postponed by Covid from April) It went pleasantly and we are able to say that our finances and church property are all in order. We were voted on as Churchwardens for another year (there being no others on offer….) but this year the Diocese cannot invite any Churchwardens to the special service to be ‘sworn in’ by the Chancellor and Archdeacon. Steve has been delegated instead to make us legal. We hope to carry on doing what we can in our roles. Our thanks go to our PCC: Lucy, Richard P, Emma, Diana, Richard C and Nigel for their work and support. We are pleased that we are to offer a service on the fourth Sunday of each month beginning with: SUNDAY 22 NOVEMBER 9.30am The rule of six applies, social distancing, track and trace, wearing of masks and hand sanitizing. Stewards will be in place to direct you to your seat. We hope to see those of you who are able to come. The church organ is looking forward to having John back on the bench ! The churchyard is still a pleasant place in which to sit and our thanks to Richard Page and his Team for clipping the yew trees (and making sure our Dragon is wearing his face mask.) As we write it is hoped there will be a short event for Remembrance Sunday on November 8 held on Marling field, with a wreath laying party going to the Memorial. Spectators are allowed with the usual Rule of 6, masks and social distancing but cannot gather around the Memorial. Information about Remembrance this year can be found by searching: “Local Authority Preparation for Remembrance Sunday” Stay well and go gently. Kind regards Vanessa and Carolyn

LEONARD STANLEY P A R I S H C O U N C I L

Mrs Irena Litton. 34 Dozule Close, Leonard Stanley, GL10 3NL Tel No 01453 822287 Email clerk@leonardstanley -pc.gov.uk REMEMBRANCE SUNDAY AND REMEMBRANCE DAY Sadly, due to the coronavirus pandemic, the normal Remembrance Sunday service and wreath laying at the War Memorial will not be going ahead this year. The Council would discourage any gatherings and remind everyone that the rule of 6 still applies. The Council would urge everybody to please stop and remember those who paid the ultimate sacrifice by observing 2 minutes silence at 11am on Sunday 8th November – the service from the Cenotaph will be broadcast live on BBC1, ITV and Sky. A representative from St Swithun’s Church and a representative from Leonard Stanley Parish Council will lay wreaths on behalf of the residents of our parish, at 11am on 11th November 2020. (But again, we would respectfully request no gatherings). Please support the Royal British Legion – ‘2020’ and ‘VE75’ official pins are available in Kings Stanley Coop, Yew Tree Stores and Images Hair Salon. Also, place a Poppy in your window, as a show of respect and to honour all the service and sacrifice of the Armed Forces, Veterans and their families.

Please be aware of the following guidance for Local Authorities regarding preparation for Remembrance Sunday For the full guidance—https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/local- authority-preparations-for-remembrance-sunday/local-authority- preparations-for-remembrance-sunday In a nutshell: It should be short and focused on wreath laying; minimum attendance by local councillors, faith leaders, veterans, military personel. The general public are to be discouraged but may spectate under rule of 6 and social distancing. There must be Test and Trace.

Lawrie Hall, King’s Stanley Parish Council

THE MEN REMEMBERED AND HONOURED ON THE LEONARD STANLEY WAR MEMORIAL

FIRST WORLD WAR 19 August 1917.Captain Royal Flying H. ERIC DIXON Corps. Buried Fulwood (Christ Church) churchyard, Sheffield ALFRED THOMAS SPARROW Captain Royal Engineers 30 August 1915. Lieutenant 4th Battalion York and Lancaster Regiment. Son of CYRIL MAXFIELD DIXON Mr. A. E & Mrs. H. B. Dixon, of Downton House. Buried at the Talana Farm Cemetery, Belgium Age 20. GEORGE SMITH Sgt. Gloucester Regiment. A. C. SMITH Cpl. Gloucester Regiment. WILLIAM G BOND 11th Gloucester Regiment.

22 November 1917. Rifleman, 12th Battalion, Royal Irish Rifles .Son of Myra Rachel and Henry Cornish Alder of GEORGE JASPER ALDER The Marsh, Leonard Stanley. Buried Cambral Memorial Cemetery, Louerval, France Age 24. Service No: 42341

JOSEPH LONG 13th Gloucester Regiment. 29 April 1918. Gunner 11th Siege Battery Royal Garrison Artillery. Son of Gilbert and Susannah Lusty, of The THOMAS HENRY LUSTY Street, Leonard Stanley. Buried in the Crouy British Cemetery, Crouy-sur -somme Age 20. Service No: 322556 14 March 1918. Private 2nd Home Service Garrison Battalion, Labour Corps. Devonshire Regiment. Son of HUBERT ROBERT Enos and Elizabeth Powell, of Leonard MALPASS POWELL Stanley. Husband to Lily Beatrice Powell. Buried in the Duisans British Cemetery, Etrun, France Age 37. Service No:45174

July 22nd 1918. Lieutenant. 1st Battalion Cape Corps. Died suddenly of GILBERT R. BARNARD malignant cerebral malaria. Buried at British War Cemetery, Yerushalayim (Jerusalem District), Israel. Plot: P. 77. PERCY SMITH Sgt. Gloucester Regiment. 25 September 1916. L/Cpl 2nd/5th Battalion Gloucestershire Regiment. Son of William and Elizabeth Godsell, of ALEC CHARLES GODSELL Downton Farm. Buried Pont-duhem Military Cemetery, La Gorgue, France Age 21. Service No:3342

04 July 1918. Private 51st (Graduated) Battalion South Wales Borderers. Son of Mrs. Eda May Clutterbuck, of The ALBERT E. CLUTTERBUCK Marsh, Leonard Stanley. Buried St. Swithun churchyard, Leonard Stanley. Age19. Service No:TR4/6860

26 August 1918. Sapper Royal Engineers Buried St. Swithun M. E. (FRANK) HOPKINS churchyard, Leonard Stanley. Service No:193189

14 March 1919. Gunner Royal Garrison FREDERICK STANLEY Artillery. Son of Alfred and Ellen Stafford, of The Marsh, Leonard Stanley Buried STAFFORD St. Swithun churchyard, Leonard Stanley. Age 28. Service No:128907

Military personnel buried in St. Swithun churchyard not recorded as Killed or Died of Disease on PLATE 1

2 March 1916 Royal Marine Light Infantry Son of Watson and Frances FREDRICK R. WYMAN Wyman of Seven Waters Leonard Stanley. Buried St. Swithun churchyard, Leonard Stanley. Age 29 Service No:

29 April 1920 Hampshire Regiment Son of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Webb of Hill STANLEY WEBB Crescent, High Street, Stonehouse. Buried St. Swithun churchyard, Leonard Stanley. Age 21 Service No:42712 24 Feb 1920 Gloucester Regiment. Died after WW1 - circumstances unknown. Buried St. Swithun churchyard, Leonard WILLIAM H. PAYNE Stanley. Age 33 Service No:4352. Appears on the memorial plate 5). "GLOS. REGT." SECOND WORLD WAR

17th June 1940. Aircraftman 1st Class - Royal Air Force. Perished when the troopship HMT Lancastria was sunk by WILFRED LUSTY enemy bombs off St. Nazaire. Buried Prefailles Communal Cemetery, Loire-Atlantique, France Aged 20.

24th August 1942. Lieutenant "D" Company. 5th Gloucestershire Battalion. Wounded at Arneke, 27th May 1940 as DONALD LAPAGE-NORRIS Allied troops withdrew to Dunkirk. Could not be evacuated due to his wounds and was captured. Buried at the Hanover War Cemetery, Germany NORTHERN IRELAND 26th April 1988. Gunner Royal Regiment of Artillery. Pupil of Leonard Stanley School and Maidenhill. Killed by an IRA LYNDON MORGAN booby trap in Carrickmore, Northern Ireland. Memorial plaque at St. Swithun churchyard, Leonard Stanley. Aged 20.

FROM THE BAPTIST CHURCH How far is it from Coventry to Dresden? How long is it between those two cities? My Remembrance story starts in November 1940, my mother once told me of hearing the bombers droning on and on for ages overhead, on their way to ‘Coventrate’. The city centre was devastated by the raid on the night of 14th November and the Cathedral was left as a burnt-out shell. At first sight the still smoking ruins pointed to destruction, enmity, and inhumanity, some felt that such a sight demanded revenge. The path that has been followed in the 80 years since has, however, been that of reconciliation. The war ground on, but by early 1945 an end was in sight. Earlier I asked a strange question, how long between the two cities? It was almost exactly 4 years and 3 months. For Dresden was bombed on the 13th and 14th February 1945. The city centre went up in flames and the magnificent 18th century Frauenkirche was reduced to rubble after the firestorm. It was left as rubble during the years of Soviet domination, another symbol of the waste of war. In an officially atheist state it would be pointless to rebuild a place of worship. Yet after the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989, Germany was reunited and at last the rebuilding of the Frauenkirche began. Unlike Coventry where a new Cathedral was built alongside and linked to the ruins, the aim in Dresden was to recreate the former glory ‘exactly as it was when the original architect George Bahr planned his vision in 1726’. A British charity -the Dresden Trust- ‘made its own wonderful contribution’. An idea emerged from this Trust- to recreate the golden orb and cross that had been atop the Frauenkirche dome. The contract was given to a London firm of silversmiths. When it was finished it was decided that it should tour Britain before being presented to Dresden. I happened across it on a visit to Coventry Cathedral, it was immensely impressive at twenty feet in high, and beautiful. One of the skilled craftsmen turned out to be the son of one of the bomber pilots who had taken part in the raid on Dresden, another symbol of reconciliation. This cross and orb was finally dedicated on the fiftieth anniversary of the raid in February 2005. There is much more to this story, but it is an apt one to recall during this season of Remembrance. It is a reminder of the absolute horror of war, and of the choice that faced the victims afterwards, revenge or reconciliation? Forgiveness, or accusation, blame, and hatred? One very significant reaction was that of the Provost who chalked up, “Father Forgive” on the scorched back wall of the ruined Cathedral. 9

A month later in a Christmas broadcast the Provost declared that, after the war, he would work with those who’d been enemies, “to build a kinder, more Christ-child-like world.” Such words come as a challenge to us today. We live in a divided society, where many are suffering as a result of the pandemic, where there are calls to reject the foreigner. We face the annual challenge of being thankful for the sacrifices of the past, whilst asking ourselves what we are doing with that gift of freedom from tyranny and oppression? What are we contributing to our needy and fearful society? In what sense are we agents of reconciliation and forgiveness? In the end Coventry and Dresden found themselves much closer together through their shared suffering. Both rose from the ashes of war to point beyond themselves, to eternal values. The final words of the Coventry litany of Reconciliation are an invitation:- Be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, as God in Christ forgave you. We have not yet resumed our Sunday services in the village hall, but our weekly mini messages can be accessed from our website:- ksbc.org.uk and we are also on facebook. With Christian love Robert Draycott (Rev)

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THE STROUDWATER TEAM SERVICES In November we will be moving to a different pattern for our 9.30am Sunday services . The 1st and 3rd Sundays will remain at St Swithuns, the 2nd will be at All Saints, Selsley and the 4th will be at St Georges, Kings Stanley.

On the 8th November at Selsley there will be will be a service at 6pm for Remembrance Sunday . There will be no services at 9:30am or on Zoom on Remembrance Sunday. See pages 2, 3, 4 & 5 for more information on Remembrance.

Other than Remembrance Sunday , Sunday’s Morning prayer will be on Zoom at 11am, followed by coffee. Please contact one of the Team Clergy for the sign in details. Evening Prayer continues on Facebook Live at 6pm .

Monday – Saturday - Daily Prayer continues on Facebook Live at 9:30am and at 9pm.

Coffee group: Wednesday at 10:00 for about 40 minutes on Zoom. Bring your own tea or coffee and whatever cake or biscuits you would prefer. If you would like to join in please email Dave for the link ([email protected]), no need for a new meeting ID if you’ve joined before.

Use The Stroudwater Team Facebook page to keep up to date. If you would like to receive a pew sheet and more details of services please email [email protected]

They’ve Been Done So………. This did not involve a trip to the vet for some poor unsuspecting male pet, I am actually referring to the St George’s yew trees which have received their annual clip. I had not got around to asking, but some parishioners have already offered donations to the cost of hiring the cherry picker so if anyone else would like to, please let me or one of the Churchwardens have your donation. It will be gratefully received. If anyone has a flame proof face mask the dragon would very much appreciate it as he keeps burning through ordinary ones. Thank you Richard J Page Tel. 01453 826410

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Day Time Class Monday 09.45-10.30am Dance Fitness Monday 10.45-11.45am Fitness Pilates Tuesday 10.15-11.30am Keep Fit Friday 09.45-10.45am Fitness Pilates

For Further Information: Email Alison [email protected] or Phone 07583 633787

KINGS STANLEY SPORTS CLUB KINGS STANLEY VILLAGE HALL Tel: 01453828975 (Next to Village Hall) The perfect setting for your wedding, Membership open to all Preferential drinks prices for members private party, club celebration or Function room (suit small parties) corporate event. Free monthly members draw on last Sunday of the month Free live entertainment & discos on An up-to-date venue with modern planned dates catering facilities, well-stocked bar Sky and BT Sports on large screen TV’s and disabled access. Darts Teams Pool Table Free WiFi www.kingsstanleyvillagehall.org.uk Disabled toilets email: Secretary:- Roger Bassett [email protected] Tel. 07970323663 tel: 01453 821153 Email: [email protected]

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THE UNKNOWN WARRIOR 1920 - 2020

A hundred years ago the world was in a grip of the Spanish Flu, which lasted from February 1918 to April 1920 and accounted for 228,00 deaths in Britain alone. Many of the deaths were soldiers returning from the Great War, this is the story of one returning warrior.

The idea of bringing back an unknown warrior from the battlefields of the Western Front is credited to the Reverend David Railton. The idea came to him as he returned from the front line and saw a grave with a rough wooden cross at its head and on the cross section, written in thick black pencil, the words: “An Unknown British Soldier”.

The Coffin of the Unknown Warrior

On his return to Britain, after the war, the idea still nagged at him, so in April 1920 the Reverend Railton wrote to the Dean of Westminster Abbey of his idea, as he thought the Abbey was the only fitting place for the burial. After many discussions, through various committees, from King George V down to the Dean, permission was granted on the 18th October 1920, with the suggested date for the burial of the 11th November that same year, barely 3 weeks away.

The arrangements for the selection of “The Unknown Warrior” was carried out by Brigadier General L. J. Wyatt; his account of the selection is as follows:

“ On the 7th November 1920 I gave instructions that four bodies should be exhumed from each of the four main battlefields, The Aisne, The Somme, Arras and Ypres. Those bringing in the bodies had to choose from only graves marked “ Unknown British Soldier” and as an extra check the bodies had to be in a British uniform. Each of the bodies were taken by ambulance to the chapel at St. Pol in Northern France. At midnight on the 7th November 1920, Colonel Gell, one of my staff officers announced that all four bodies were in the chapel. I therefore entered the chapel with Colonel Gell. The four bodies lay on stretchers each covered with a Union Flag. In front of the altar was the shell of a coffin, which had been sent from England to receive the remains, I selected one and with the assistance of Colonel Gell placed it in the shell and screwed down the lid. The other bodies were removed and reburied in the military cemetery outside my headquarters at St. Pol”.

With “The Unknown Warrior” selected it was time for his journey home. The following morning, before the Warrior left St. Pol, there was a short service attended by Chaplins from the Church of England, the Roman Catholic Church and Non-Conformist Churches. Following this service the coffin was placed in an ambulance and driven under escort toBoulogne. With it went six barrels [ 100 sandbags] of soil from the Ypres Salient so that the body should rest in the soil on which so many of our troops gave their lives. The road leading into Boulogne was lined with British and French troops and as the ambulance entered the courtyard of the Chateau of the Port of Boulogne a group of V.I.Ps was waiting to receive it and carry it into the chateau’s chapel, where it was to rest overnight.

A special coffin, made of oak from a tree grown in the grounds of Hampton Court Palace, had been sent from England, in which the shell was placed. Around the coffin were wrought-iron bands and secured along the top of the lid was a Crusader’s sword. Carved on the lid was the inscription:

“ A British Warrior Who Fell In The Great War 1914-18 For King And Country”

The following morning the coffin was placed on a wagon drawn by six black horses. French Soldiers carried wreaths from the French government. The procession was said to be a mile long and included disabled French soldiers, children, local dignitaries and French infantry and cavalry. At the port of Boulogne the ship H.M.S. Verdun was waiting to bring the warrior back across the channel. Halfway across the channel six British destroyers rendezvoused with H.M.S Verdun; three lined abreast in front and three behind. The convoy arrived in Dover where a 19 gun salute greeted the ships. The coffin then was transferred to the railway station and puton board a specially adapted luggage van. The top of the carriage had been painted white, so that those who waited on bridges or other vantage points could tell which carriage held the warrior. The train arrived at Victoria Station just after 8.30pm and was shunted into platform 8, near the Buckingham Palace Road entrance. A guard was posted around the carriage to await the ceremony of the following day.

On the morning of the 11th November 1920 the coffin was covered with the Union Flag and a steel helmet placed on it. The flag had belonged to the Reverend Railton, who had often used it on the battlefield on makeshift altars, and in his words “ it had seen action”. The coffin was then placed on a gun carriage with six black horses. Twelve of the nation’s highest ranking officers took their place either side of the carriage, behind which came the mourners, including 400 ex servicemen. Thousands of mourners stood in silence as the coffin passed them on its way up the Mall, through Admiralty Arch and down Whitehall. At the newly erected Cenotaph the carriage paused for King George V to place a wreath of red roses on the coffin, the inscription in his own hand read:

In Proud Memory Of Those Warriors Who Died Unknown In The Great War And Yet Well Known As Dying And Behold They Lived.

Following ‘the silence’ the carriage, now with King George V following, moved off towards Westminster Abbey. The congregation of the Abbey was made up of nearly a thousand widows and mothers of those killed in the war. The coffin was carried from the North door up the length of the Nave, which was lined by more than 100 holders of The Victoria Cross. The coffin was lowered into the prepared grave while the choir sang “ Lead Kindly Light “ .The King was then handed a silver shell containing earth from the Flanders Battlefield, which he sprinkled on the coffin. Four soldiers, one at each corner, with arms reversed stood guard over the grave. 16

The public was now, at last, allowed in to file past the grave, the queue stretched back as far as the Cenotaph. An eye witness who worked within the Abbey wrote, “ Thousands upon thousands of people streamed into the Abbey hour after hour, day after day , and when they got to the grave they cast their red poppies into it”. On the 18th November 1920 the grave was filled in with the earth brought from France and a slab of Tournai marble placed on top, with the words:

A British Warrior Who Fell In The Great War 1914-18 For King And Country Greater Love Hath No Man Than This

A year later this was replaced by the black Belgium marble grave stone with the inscription we see today:

Helen and David Earle

17 DIARY PAGE a reminder of what is usually on in our villages! CHILDREN & YOUNG PEOPLE (all term time only) Baby Ballet Mon 9.30am Selsley Scout HQ Miss Leanne 07462543496 Sat 9.15am Brownies Tues 6pm K/S Village Hall Anita Nelmes 823115 Moo Music Tues 12.30-2pm K/S Village Hall Jess Hiles 07470485423 (for Toddlers) Selsley Beavers Tues 5.30pm Selsley Scout HQ [email protected]

Selsley Cubs Tues 7pm Selsley Scout HQ Tim McClune 826385 Selsley Scouts Thurs 6.30pm Selsley Scout HQ Steve Jackson 827962 Fri 7pm Supastrikers Thurs 1-3pm K/S Village Hall [email protected] Time for Tots Thurs 10-11.30 St George’s Pat Savage 822996 Church, K/S Toddler Group Weds 10am L/S Village Hall Claire Collins 821673

HEALTH & FITNESS Bootcamp Tues 6pm L/S Village Hall Jeremy Bingham [email protected] Dance Fitness Mon 9.45-10.30 am K/S Village Hall [email protected] Fitness Pilates Mon 10.45-11.45am K/S Village Hall 07583633787 Fri 9.45-10.45am See page 12 Keep Fit Tues 10.15—11.30am K/S Village Hall

Short Mat Bowls 1st & 3rd Weds 7pm K/s Village Hall Martin Stockwell 762795 Weds 9.30-12 L/S Scout Hut Jim Morgan 822106 Slimming World Thurs 9.30am K/S Village Hall Lisa Bennett 07791626198 Tai Chi Thurs 2pm L/S Village Hall Claire Bader 07786003993

YOGA Hatha Yoga Mon 9.30am L/S Village Hall [email protected] Tues 7.30pm 07879895991 See page 27 Joy of Yoga class Thurs 10am Selsley Scout HQ Amanda 753635 Kishori Yoga Class Fri 10am Selsley Scout HQ Elles 07815552952 Yoga Mon 5.30pm K/S Village Hall Amy West 07472191278 Yoga Tues & Fri 9.30am L/S Village Hall Carol Maguire 791484 Weds 8pm L/s School See page 30

18 Check with contacts as some activities have resumed MUSIC/DANCE/DRAMA/FILM Cotswold Area Weds 7pm Selsley Scout HQ Karina & Kath Wyndow Music makers 750603 Film Club 3rd Sat 9.45am L/S Village Hall Frome Valley Tues 7.30pm The Nursery, King’s Sue Page 826410 Handbell Ringers Stanley Just Jive Mon 7pm K/S Village Hall Jim Hannaway 752842 Sun 2pm L/S Village Hall Sarah Vernon 07909536329 King’s Stanley Last Tues 7.30pm K/S Village Hall Sue Walshaw 545811 Band (not Aug or Dec) Line Dancing Tues 12.30-1.30pm L/S Village Hall Julie Cole 752480 [email protected] MVS Drama Thurs 5.30pm K/S Village Hall Mandy Smith 07956317365 School (term time) Stanley Players Thurs 8pm K/S Village Hall Bill Parry 452783 Stanley Singers Mon 7.30pm Stonehouse Baptist M.Donavan 759448 Church Stanley Tues 7.15—9pm King’s Stanley Tony Pritchard Strummers Sports Club [email protected] Ukelele Group St Swithun’s Thurs 7.30pm Leonard Stanley Richard Page 826410 Bellringers Church Wycliffe Choral Tues 7.45—9.30pm Wycliffe Rosemary Robinson 834356 Society Term time Sept-May Preparatory School

SOCIAL/COFFEE CLUBS Coffee Morning 1st Sat 10.15—12 L/S Village Hall (Social Club) Pat Hearne 823728 [email protected] Coffee Pot 1st & 3rd Tues 10am(not St Swithun’s Church, L/S January) Coffee Shop Mon, Weds & Fri King’s Stanley Sports Club 9am—2pm Friends of Selsley Last Weds 2.30pm Selsley Scout HQ Joyce Watkins 822528

Friendship Group 2nd Mon 2pm L/S Village Hall Pat Hearne 823728

Knit & Knatter Mon 9.45—12 King’s Stanley Social Club D.Harris 827622

L/S Women’s Weds 2.30pm L/S Village Hall Ann Vale 822435 Fellowship (fortnightly) (Social Club) FAB Club 1st & 3rd Mon 6.30pm Selsley Scout HQ Zoe [email protected] Tuesday Troopers Tues 2.30pm Baptist Church at Margaret Cawston (alt weeks) K/S Village Hall 827439

AND MORE from the Diary Pages Art Workshop Thurs 9.30am L/S Village Hall Sue Durston 823260 Dog Training Mon & Thurs 5—7pm L/S Village Hall Julie Cull 07487710767 See page 17 Patchwork Weds 10-3pm K/S Village Hall Jean Hunt 826044 Selsley Gardening Club 1st Thurs 7.30pm Selsley Scout HQ Margaret Fedrick 823224 Stonehouse Rotary Weds 7pm The George Derek Rogers 01452 740883 Club Frocester [email protected]

Wine Circle Last weds 7.30pm L/S Village Hall Phil Bischler 828206

Other VILLAGE ORGANISATION S AND CONTACTS Book Club Pat Savage 822996 Brownies L/S S.Slocombe 828717 Stroud District Ring & Ride Voluntary Car Service 767771 District Councillor Nigel Studdert-Kennedy 821491 District Councillor Steve Lydon 824674 Friends of L/S School Jo Byrne 822911 Hedgehog/Wildlife Warden C.Deuten 823871 K/S Cricket Club Keith Atkinson 07824422515 K/S Football Club/Sports Club Roger Bassett 07970323663 K/S Village Hall Pam Culver 821153 L/S Allotments Ann Connett 826219 L/S Village Fair Maggie Mukasa 822318 L/S Village Hall Kamilya 07849 644324 Marling Close Trust Pam Jenkinson 828937 K/S Parish Council Carmel Ponsford [email protected] L/S Parish Council Irene Litton 822287 K/S Playgroup [email protected] Neighbourhood Warden Carol Novoth 754512/ 07970250343 Royal British legion Ladies J.Edwards 825276 Mens T.Baker 766734 Selsley Community Group [email protected] Selsley Cricket Club Susan Edwards 764745 Selsley Scout Group Roger Mills GSL 350559 Selsley Scout Hut bookings J.Shankland 822816 Stanleys Conservatives Lucy Chubb 822827 The Stanleys Labour Party [email protected] L/S Twinning Association Delores Merrett 823578 20

FROM THE NEWSPAPER ARCHIVES Sourced by Bill Henley

BRISTOL'S OWN. “ Bristol’s Own” Regiment is now completed. Among those who joined and were attested on Wednesday were Edgar Powell, Percy H. Blick and Bert Click, all of Leonard Stanley. Mr. Powell, who was articled to the “Stroud News,” became the sub editor on “Ideas,” and subsequently “The Sketch.” Migrating from Manchester toondon, L he took over the post of editor of “Modern Man” and he is now sports editor of the “Morning Advertiser.” Mr. Percy Blick is headmaster of Leonard Stanley School, and is well known as a vocalist and good sportsman. Gloucestershire Echo - Thursday 01 October 1914

DRUM and FIFE BAND OF THE SECOND 5th GLOUCESTERS (under Sgt. Webb), We marched to the Midland Railway station playing “Three Cheers for the Red, White and Blue.” Having entrained, soon found ourselves at Wickwar. where we marched through the village playing patriotic songs to the delight of the inhabitants, especially the children, who were predominant. A halt was made at the village inn, where justice was done by the boys to the bill of fare provided. After this recruiting was entered into heartily. The various workshops were visited, but most of the available men could not be persuaded to join, the reply being chiefly,“ I will go when the rest go”. After a long tour around the Cotswolds: The recruits previously obtained were being sent on to Gloucester, and we played them through the principal streets to the G.W.R. Station(Stroud) —28 of them—where we gave them a good send-off, our officers raising cheers for the boys. We now proceeded through Cainscross, where we had dinner, and from there to Woodchester to spend the night. I understand there was a little difficulty in obtaining billets here. Why I do not know, but evidently they did not intend to be put about (of course I don't mean all). Some, I understand, had to go to some distance to billets, and this, I am sure, ought not to have been. Still, gave them some patriotic music, and the next morning we moved on to King’s Stanley and Leonard Stanley, via Cainscross, billeting at the second-named place. After dinner we paraded through the village, and after tea we were, at King’s Stanley, entertained by the Rector, the Rev. C Jennings, who also kindly conducted us over the most ancient rectory and through the grounds. Refreshments and cigarettes were provided, after

which we marched to the village green, where an open-air meeting was held, Mr. M. G. Cartwright and Mrs. Jennings being the speakers. After the appeal two recruits came forward (we really ought to have had more). After playing the National Anthem we were dismissed. (Here, by the bye, was the only place where we were welcomed a clergyman). Next morning we paraded at 10.30, or our last lap of the tour, marching to Stonehouse to the air “Should auld acquaintance be forgot.” Here we took train for Gloucester, where we made our way to the Drill Hall after having spent a most pleasant time, and, I believe, from a recruiting point of view, a successful time, about 70 young men having enlisted with us, and quite a number of others with other regiments. Gloucester Journal - Saturday 01 May 1915

FALL FROM BILLET WINDOW A Blackpool jury inquired into the death of Private Walter Percy Rose, R.A.M.C., who fell from the window of a bedroom at the house where was billeted a few days ago. It was stated that he was suffering from neuralgia, and, feeling faint, leant out of the bedroom window. He fell to the concrete floor below, distance about 25 feet. A verdict of Accidental death was returned. Liverpool Echo - Thursday 24 May 1917 Walter’s WW1 grave is in the SW corner of the Baptist Chapel Churchyard in Middleyard

ARMISTICE DAY Councillor Blackwell raised a question of a recommendation of the Streets Committee to the effect that those Corporation employees who left work on Armistice Day should be paid ordinary time, and those who remained at work double time. Councillor Evans said it was regretted that some of the men had left work, which meant that ashes in the streets were not removed. It would have been better for these men to remain on duty and to have a holiday later on. Gloucestershire Echo - Wednesday 27 November 1918 Before public sewers, residents would place a bucket in the road with the contents of their privy covered in ashes for collection by the corporation.

Mrs. G. Brown, Coombe Lane, Middle Yard, King Stanley, has received from a prisoners of war camp in Germany a photograph her husband, Mr. P. R. Brown, who was a Warrant Officer in the 2nd Battalion of the Gloucestershire Regiment. Gloucester Citizen- Thursday 30 April 1942

KING STANLEY SOLDIER KILLED Rifleman Thomas Edwin Griffiths (21), of Penn Lane, Middleyard, King Stanley, has been officially reported to have been killed in action in the Sicilian campaign. Before the war Rifleman Griffiths, who was the son of Mr. and Mrs. T. Griffiths, was employed at Lodgemore Mills, Stroud. He joined the Territorials and was called up at the outbreak of war to serve in the Gloucestershire Regiment. Gloucester Journal - Saturday 25 September 1943

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Gloucestershire County Council’s Household Recycling Centres (HRCs) will be moving to winter opening hours from 25 October, but residents will still have nearly 9000 booking slots available each week across the county. Pyke Quarry, in Stroud will also be going back to its normal pre-covid opening days from 25 October as well as winter opening hours, 10am until 4pm. The site has been open seven days a week since mid-August to meet increased demand, but with the seasonal reductions in use it will revert to being closed on a Wednesday.

The switch follows a recent residents survey of over 1,100 people visiting Gloucestershire’s HRCs. The survey found high levels of satisfaction for site safety and waiting times. Of 1,109 people: • 97 per cent were satisfied with helpfulness of staff, • 96 per cent were satisfied with greeting and booking in on arrival, • 93 per cent were satisfied with queuing time to enter the site, • 88 per cent were satisfied with social distancing measures in place, • 87 per cent found the new booking in system easy to use, • 70 per cent of visitors said the booking-in system should be kept when social distancing is no longer needed.

Cllr Nigel Moor, cabinet member responsible for waste and recycling, said, “Our booking system was brought in to aid safety during the pandemic but we’ve had really positive feedback to it and the sites in general. The majority of users say there are less queues and visitors find the booking system helpful. We know that the seasons effect the demand for the centres though and typically demand drops by 25 per cent in the winter months which is why we make this seasonal change.” Once the changes happen on 25 October there will be 8,982 booking slots per week available to residents needing to recycle waste which can’t be recycled from their doorstep with local collections. This is a reduction of just over 2000 slots, however as the evenings get darker and colder and people reduce the amount of DIY/gardening, less people visit HRC’s”. Visitors to all household recycling centres need to pre-book their visit. Social distancing is required on site, and to minimise queues and waiting times the number of booking slots available is limited. Those with symptoms of Covid-19 or who are self-isolating must not visit and should stay at home, and follow the most up to date government and NHS advice. You can find out about HRCs and book a time slot online at https:// www.gloucestershirerecycles.com/household-recycling-centres-hrcs/car-and- van-bookings-for-hrc-visits/ Issued by – Communications team, Gloucestershire County Council, 01452 427554, [email protected] 26

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GARDENING IN NOVEMBER

There are people who Put the Garden to Bed around now, but unless all you have is lawn and a few shrubs, there is no let-up to the jobs to be done. As soon as the leaves fall, bare-root planting can take place. November is a good month, as the soil is still quite warm, and the plants can sit quietly all winter, starting to make roots ready to burst into life in spring. The choice of bare-root trees, shrubs and roses at the nursery-garden is far better than for container-grown specimens, and they will be a good deal cheaper too. If you want to fill some gaps in the garden, send for some catalogues and make your choices. Prune hybrid berries, such as loganberries, if you haven’t yet done so. A ghastly prickly job, best done wearing thick outer layers and stout gloves. Tie in the young canes securely with string, keeping them horizontal to encourage fruiting spurs along their length. Keep up the tidying in the border, snipping out dead tops that will never look good over the winter. You see photos of borders with the dead growth covered with sparkling frost, glistening in the winter sun. Well, right; the most likely picture for most of us is a mass of soggy, decaying stems, much better in the compost heap. Things like lavatera and buddleja can become loose in the ground, they are rather shallow-rooted, so cut them half-down to prevent wind-rock, and make sure they are well trodden-in. Wait until March, however, for the main pruning. You can prune climbing and rambling roses now, and it’s quite a good plan to get jobs like that behind you if you can, but I tend to spread the rose-pruning over the winter months, as and when there is time. Don’t leave drifts of dead leaves on the lawn, they will spoil the grass and make it yellow. Rake them up for the leaf-heap. Any under shrubs, of course, can be left for the worms to pull in. Worm casts on the lawn are quite a nuisance, and make places for weeds to germinate, so brush them off if the grass is dry.

If you have nest-boxes for birds, clean them out, any old nest material is likely to be dirty. Bear in mind that the only time you can legally disturb birds’ nests is between November and January. Early peas and beans can go in now, but watch out for mice, so starting growth off in pots can save them. Pop a cloche or fleece over if the weather is very cold. Winter digging can start, and covering the ground with black weed-suppressing sheets is useful to keep that newly dug area pristine for planting later on. Selsley Garden Club closed due to Covid. Lucy Chubb.

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ABOUT THE MAGAZINE This month the magazine is again available on line and via email. We much appreciate Leonard Stanley Parish Council and Selsley Community Group helping to make it freely available on line.. Thank you for the positive feedback we’ve had about the online edition . If you would like to receive the magazine via email please contact us—see below. Recent advice from the diocese is that we should not resume home deliveries of the magazine. We are however now able to print the magazine for sale from Yew Tree Stores in King’s Stanley. Please let anyone you know who would like to read the magazine but is not able to access it online.

Articles should be sent to the editors by email: [email protected] or phone Clare on 826565, our deadline is the 15th. Some months this can be extended, so please contact us and we may be able to include your article or notice if space is available. Please note that articles do not represent the opinions of the editors only that of the writer. Anonymous items will not be included. Art work and local photographs can also be sent. All are included at the discretion of the editors. The magazine is published eleven times throughout the year on a monthly basis, with December and January being a combined issue. It is available by subscription and in Pre- Covid times was delivered to your home (£4 for 11 issues) by contacting Pat Savage (822996) in Leonard Stanley, Liz Gardiner (764798) in Selsley and Middleyard and Clare Cheney in Kings Stanley (826565) or you can contact us by email. The magazine costs 40p where sold individually, copies are available from Yew Tree stores . Usually, ie when we can print and deliver the magazine, help with deliveries and with collating the magazine is always welcome. Collation i.e. sorting, stapling and folding is on either the 3rd or 4th Tuesday of the month (at 10.30 at St George’s and St Swithun’s churches). Please contact the editors if you would like to join us . We try to ensure that items in the What’s On and Parish Information sections are correct before going to print but details can change. Advertising for village organisation’s and charity fundraising events is free of charge. For enquiries about all other advertisements please contact the editors for details. Advertisements are charged for the full year, the costs being £25 for an eighth of a page, £50 for a quarter page . Advertising is sold in good faith and the editors can take no responsibility for the quality of goods or services offered. Many thanks also to all those who contribute to the magazine and to those who use it to advertise their businesses.

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FROM LEONARD STANLEY PARISH COUNCIL The Council wishes to reassure all those residents who are still shielding or need extra assistance that we are still here for you. If you need help or wish to volunteer please contact The Clerk on 822287 or email [email protected] . The Council will also continue to work with Kings Stanley Parish Council and Leonard Stanley School for the benefit of our communities. Please checkout the Councils website which is kept up to date with the latest news and information at www.leonardstanley-pc.gov.uk .

www.kspc.org.uk Email - [email protected] Parish Clerk - Carmel Ponsford

If any body needs any help or would like to volunteer please contact Carmel on 0749806697 or Lawrie on 07891231738 or by emailing [email protected] See also Kings Stanley Parish Council facebook page

HELPING PEOPLE with FINANCIAL DIFFICULTIES who live in KINGS’S STANLEY, MIDDLEYARD & SELSLEY

For those temporarily short of funds due to being laid off or unable to work get in touch with The King’s Stanley and Selsley Trust who may be able to help.

The trustees consider grant applications anonymously: only our clerk will know the identity of the applicant. You may ask for help to make your application. We may ask you for confidential financial information in support of your application. These details will not be retained once the application has been decided by the trustees. Applicants may live in the parishes of King’s Stanley or Selsley and be aged 18 or over; applications for those under 18 should be made by a parent, carer, guardian or a local charity. We know that people can face financial difficulties for many different reasons. Grants will generally be made on a one- off basis so are not likely to be ongoing.

Information about the Trust is available on our website or from the Clerk to the Trustees, King’s Stanley and Selsley Trust, c/o Inglenook, Pitchcombe, Stroud, GL6 6LN email: [email protected] tel: 07902 196409 www.ksst.org.uk Registered Charity No: 251010

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St Swithun’s, Leonard Stanley Churchwardens Pat Savage 822996 Julia Bogdiuliewicz 828372 Deanery Synod vacant Treasurer John Hale 822693 Flowers vacant Organist John Pennington School Leonard Stanley CE 823265 Primary Headteacher Andrew Green

St George’s, King’s Stanley Churchwardens Vanessa Hall 822150 Carolyn Heighway-Bryant 823172 Deanery Synod Emma Chase 07739380460 Treasurer Richard Chubb 822827 Flowers Margaret Fedrick 823224 Organist John Pennington School King’s Stanley CE Primary 822868 Headteacher Derk van den Broek

All Saints Selsley Churchwardens William Douglas 750558 Marion Charlwood 350669 Deanery Synod David Groom Treasurer William Douglas 750558 Flowers Jenny Ferrett Organist Jenny Baldwin 821350 Social Committee Marion Charlwood 350669 PCC Secretary Nigel Baldwin 821350

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St Joseph’s RC Church Stonehouse Father Bill 822121 40